Microsoft Delays Windows 10 Update

Windows 1010 Compelling Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 1010 Compelling Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 10Windows 10 is coming on July 29. Is it worth upgrading for free? If you are looking forward to Cortana, state of the art gaming, or better support for hybrid devices - yes, definitely! And...Read More is designed to be the last operating system Microsoft ever releases. In simple terms, Windows 10 is to PCs as OS X is to Macs, with regular upgrades evolving the operating system without the need to chuck it out and start all over again. Hence the need for major updates adding features and fixes, which Microsoft has nicknamed Redstone.

Redstone 1 (RS1) and Redstone 2 (RS2) were both originally scheduled to be released in 2016; RS1 arriving in June and RS2 arriving a few months later. However, according to both WinBeta and ZDNet, while Redstone 1 is still on course to arrive in June, Redstone 2 has been pushed back to sometime in 2017.

Skype Translator is only available in the Windows desktop app, because Microsoft. To switch it on, click the Globe icon while in a conversation, and choose your language preferences. Right now, Skype advises that the best results are when English is one of the two languages involved. However, translations between other languages should improve over time.

Project Fi is Google’s own mobile network, with subscribers only paying for the amount of data they actually use. Prices start at $20-per-month, which gets you unlimited calls and texts, and $10 for every 1GB of data you use. Which means most people will save money on Project Fi.

Project Fi has previously been available by invitation only, but as Simon Arscott, the Project Manager of Project Fi, explained on the Official Android Blog:

“With Project Fi, we deliver fast wireless service with the flexibility to use it where you want (even internationally) and a monthly bill that’s simple and easy to understand. Today, we’re excited to be exiting our invitation-only mode and opening up Project Fi so that people across the U.S. can now sign up for service without having to wait in-line for an invite.”

Teenagers React to Windows 95

And finally, we get to enjoy seeing a bunch of teenagers reacting to Windows 95Start Me Up - Windows 95 Turns 20 & Still RocksStart Me Up - Windows 95 Turns 20 & Still Rocks20 years ago the Rolling Stones cranked up "Start Me Up", and Windows 95 was born. We revisit history, discuss why Windows 95 was a big deal, and how it compares to Windows today.Read More. This is the version of Windows that really hit big, and it was a revelation at the time of release. These teenagers don’t realize that though, and most spend the video berating Windows 95 for being crappy. Still, annoying teenagers is entertaining in its own right.

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